Lawn Care Advice

[zimmy]

Originally Posted by tattoobob

I just signed up for tru-green chemlawn

I have a really tough time with crab grass the last 3 years and nothing I do is working it just gets worse.

They promised me it would go away or they would do it for free

the cost of them doing there service is less than I can buy the Scotts system 4

Do you have a dog or kids that use your yard or house? My wife is a vet and one thing they look at in veterinary medicine is something about \a significant correlation between the chemicals they use in chem lawn type companies and some sort of carcinoma or other cancer (not sure) in dogs. Also have read studies that the residues from chemlawn can be found in carpets for up to 6 years after use is stopped. They have also found substantial amounts on toys and other kids things inside homes.


...as far as organics don't work that is fundamentally not true. Yeah they don't work if you want your lawn to look like astroturf. You would have to allow for some dandelions and clover and other things that bees and stuff require. Once you do chemicals everything in the soil is dead and you only have non-native single species of grass. The thread started with advice for a "healthy lawn." Chemically induced grass only yard that dies as soon as the yearly chemical applications stop aren't really healthy by any definition in my very humble opinion